a pretty pearl paper pajaki...

hello again dear hearts! 

my ~ 

but it has been a few days since my last posting!!

I hope your summer has been filled with many beautiful days

just full of happy activities 

as mine has been :)

last week, in a few spare moments

I created a pajaki...

Have you ever heard of them?!

Polish paper chandeliers??

well, 

I hadn't until I spied a most lovely one

over at Fete et Fleur's blog

I simply feel head over heels in love with the concept

and was inspired to make one too!

There are many "diy" tutorials on these
traditionally, they were made from straws and pieces of colored scrap paper
but I wished to make mine using pearl white paper

I don't believe that there is any one way to string them

simply gather up a few pretty paper things and have fun!

I used pearl tissue paper and made flower poms

 and paper punched circles out

of a pearl tissue sheet treated with wax paper

so when I sewed them together 

they would resemble illuminated capiz shells!

I looked for plain pearl straws

and would have even settled for plain white ones

 that I would have pearled myself

LOL!!

but,

I used these silver and white paper straws instead, 

incorporating tiny paper rose flowers between each straw section

for even more whimsy!

these pretty paper chandeliers could be used for parties ~

How lovely would a few strung over a food table be with a few twinkle lights?!!

or 

a baby mobile in a nursery?!?

I added a paper swan silhouette cutout

but you could use any shape you adore!

there are so many inspiring things in blog land!

and don't even get me started on pinterest!!

but how awesome is the ripple effect??

When we share the pretties we make for our homes

that bring a smile or a happy thought to our hearts 

that will perhaps in turn,

 inspire someone else's heart too!! 

I wish you all

 many lovely moments

living authentic, joyful days!

sharing this post with:

french country cottage's: feathered nest friday

shabby art boutique's: shabbilicious friday

here's to pretty paper pajaki's!